Xiaobao sat obediently on the tricycle and did not run around even though he felt bored.
Ling Xue would talk to him from time to time, fearing that something might happen to him.
Ling Xue stopped after harvesting about one-third of the reeds. She couldn't go too far. Although Xiaobao was young, he was not a fool. Ling Xue planned to come over twice more for the remaining part.
Ling Xue loaded bundles of reeds onto the tricycle and then tied them tightly with big ropes.
After tying the bundle, Ling Xue patted the reed pile with her hand and said to Xiao Bao, who was eager to try, "That's enough. Let's do the rest in a few more trips."
Xiaobao felt very sorry that he couldn't help, but he was satisfied when he heard Ling Xue say that she would come a few more times, thinking that he could always help.
"Okay, I'll definitely help you later!"
Ling Xue was very satisfied with this child who was willing to work, so of course she would not refuse. She readily agreed to Xiao Bao: "Okay, let's pretend together later!"
Both of them went back very satisfied.
The people who were repairing the road at home were worried because the two of them had been out for a long time. When they heard the noise from afar, they knew they were back.
Aunt Zhang stood on a high slope and saw Ling Xue's tricycle coming back from afar. Her heart, which had been floating in the air, finally settled down.
“I’m back, I’m back!”
Zhang Enhui, Zhou Kai, and the others were relieved after hearing Aunt Zhang's words. Originally, they didn't have any thoughts. Ling Xue was already an adult, so there was nothing to worry about. The reason they were worried was completely influenced by Aunt Zhang.
The two looked at each other and smiled, both feeling that they were a little behind in keeping up with everyone else's thinking.
"What a great harvest!" Wang Bo praised Ling Xue and Xiao Bao as they pulled such a large cart of reeds.
Xiaobao kept waving from the back seat of the tricycle. When he ran over, he explained to Aunt Zhang, "We haven't finished plowing yet. There's still a lot of plowing. We'll go there later. If other people find out, it will be all over!"
Everyone was very happy to discover this resource point. They thought Ling Xue would go to other people's fields to pick wool like last time.
Ling Xue was not needed this time, so Wang Bo and Uncle Zhang worked together to unload the bundles of reeds.
This time Ling Xue didn't plan to let Xiao Bao go, fearing something might happen. "How about you, Xiao Bao, wait for me to come back and unload the reed bundles for me? This kind of physical work should be done by you men."
Xiaobao disagreed and insisted on following: "No, I've already figured out how to clean up those reeds. Where else can I go now?"
In the end, Ling Xue couldn't argue with him anymore and had to agree. However, Aunt Zhang said that if they finished their work earlier, they would go over to help Ling Xue, so she didn't need to rush.
Ling Xue took a look at the progress of the road construction and agreed readily. There was not much distance left, so they should be able to finish it soon.
The main thing today is to roughly shape this slope, and the rest will be done slowly.
Because the ditch is quite deep, this road is much longer than the road to an ordinary sunken cave, but since there are many of them, they can work quite quickly.
"Okay, I'll collect all the reeds first. I think you guys will be almost done by then!"
After saying that, Ling Xue quickly pulled Xiao Bao away.
Ling Xue is a straightforward person at heart. Although her appearance gives people a completely opposite feeling, it does not affect her decisiveness in doing things.
Xiaobao was very happy to be taken away again. He kept cheering in the back seat and sometimes sang popular songs loudly. Ling Xue was also very happy listening to him in the front. Even the tricycle seemed to be a little lighter.